Here’s more, from the bar itself: Contrary to rumors of a weekend finale, the last night is tonight, Wednesday May 23. Then the bar’s Union Square version will say goodbye.

Actually, it’s also important to note that, as of 9:15 this morning, the new Wharf deal isn’t even done yet, though it’s expected to be inked in time for the press conference. The bar’s owners have actually been looking for new locations around town for months now, and there have been 3-4 contenders. When all’s said and done, they expect (hope?) to dot the i’s and cross the t’s on the Fisherman’s Wharf location later today, at which point they’ll reveal the address.

So why announce the closure and a press conference before the deal is done? Spokesman Lee Houskeeper says that they had to do it this way because of the steps involved in the transition, namely the employees and the physical moving of the bar’s paraphernalia.